Fence-post.



B. KENNEDY.

FENCE P08T.

APPLICATION FILED'JUNE 21,

Patented Apr. 18,1911.

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BYRIM KENNEDY, OF ZWINGLE, IOWA.

' FENCE-POST. 1

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Brant KENNnbY, citizen of the United States, residing at Zwingle, in the county of Dubuque and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence-Posts. of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to so provide and construct a fence post out of preferably galvanized iron, that it will stand a great strain, will set firmly and rigidly in the ground, will hold the wire securely thereon and which can be furnished at very little expense.

' wire thereon.

The post 2 is preferably constructed of galvanized iron partly corrugated longi tudinally and tapering inwardly from the bottom to the top, and bent as shown in Fig. 2 into double V shape, and each V having one side 4 in common. This side 4- is plain, the other sides 5 are provided with the corrugations (3 and are rounded at the vertex 8 and the outer edges 10 of the post bent at practically right angles to the plane of the side 5. It has been found b use that this shape combines not only lightne s. and cheapness but great strength. This shape is preserved and the parts 5 prevented from collapsing upon the part 4 by numerous stays 12 which are rigidly bolted to the parts 5 and part 4. At the vertexes 8 there are rovided a number of holes 15 through which Wire .61 is inserted for attaching the fence wire 20 to th post and other openings 22 are formed in the post near the bent portion 10 for the same purpose.

. For the purpose of anchoring the post, there is attached to the bottom of the post a rectangular plate of sheet metal 25 which Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr. 18.191L'. Application filed June 21, 1910. Serial No. 568,228. i i

is bent upward along the outer sidesof the parts 5 and secured by bolts 26'. i i The manner oi. setting my fence post and attaching the fence wire thereto issubstantially as follows. A post hole is dug intho ground and the post is set therein and then the operator by tamping the earth upon the plate 25 till the opening in the ground is filled with compressed earth on both sides of the central portion l, sets the post so rigidly that it cannot be pulled out without bringing up with it all of the dirt and it is hardly possible to bend it in any direction. The post may also be set by filling the hole around the fence post with cement up to the top of the ground. The operator then stretches the fence wire 20 along the vertex 8 and then inserts a binding wire 16 through two of the openings 15. and with a pair of pineers twists the wire 16 suiliciently to hold the fence wire 20 rigidly against the post.

It the post be not set true then the wire may be secured upon the part 10 of the post by inserting wires through holes 22 and twisting it upon the fence wire 20, or if it is desired, the fence wire 20 may be fastened to both the vertex 8 and the bent porlion J0. ln this manner the operator can construct a new fence at a great rapidity a l'lcr the post holes are dug, and since the barb fence wire is stretched along the edges of lllt post there will be very little danger of the stock rubbing against the post and even it they do, the shape of the post and the manner of setting Wlll prevent the post from bending out of line.

It will be seen that a fence constructed with these posts will be exceedingly strong and present a pleasing appearance.

Having now described my invention what I claim and desire tosecure by Letters Paton! i l. A fence post formed of a single plate of sheet metal bent into double V-shape with one side t common, stays between the sides and bolted thereto, and a horizontal plate secured to the sides and covering the base of the post. 7

2. A fence post formed of a single plate of sheet metal of double V-shape with one of the sides of each V common, the other two sides having their outer longitudinal edges ll) bent at substantially right angles to the plane of said sides, and a base plate secured to said sides and covering the base" sides and to the common side, a base plate 10 of said post. V secured to both of the sides 5 and covering 3. A'fence post consisting of a single piece the 'base of the post. I

of sheet metal of double V shape and taper- In testimony whereof I afiix my signature ing from the bottom upward with one side in presence of-two Witnesses.

common the other two sides 5 corrugated BYRIM KENNEDY.'

longitudinally and their outer longitudinal I Witnesses:

- edges 10 bentat substantially right angles M. M. CADY;

tothe sides 5, stays secured to the two outer F. J. HYDE.

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